Toy repeater spring actuated pistol



Nov. 5, 1968 3, DE RUYMBECKE ET AL 3,408,997

TOY REPEATER SPRING ACTUATED PISTOL Filed Feb. 10, 1965 United States Patent O 1 I "3,408,997 TOY'REPEATER SPRING ACTUATED PISTOL Gaston de Ruymbecke and Grard 'de Ruymbeckqboth of 20 Blvd. Bourre, La Pointe Rouge, Marseille,

vFrance- .1 Filed Feb.,10,. 1965, Ser. No. 431,530 Claims priority, application France, Feb. 14, 1964; 20,464, Patent 383,351

' 1Cla'im. (Cl. 124-27) The object 'of the invention is to jprovide a" toy repeater firearm whichfires round after round, emitting bullets or balls by percussion; their emission presents no danger and takes place with sufiicientac'cur'acy at distances up to about ten metres. l

It is characterised by the means used, considered both in conjunction with one, another and independently of one another, and more particularly by the following:.,

(1). Its projectiles are spherical, their diameter is 5 mm. (with possible deviations of 1 mm. in either direction), their density-is .1 (with .possibledeviations of -.4.in either direction) and they are elastic. These four characteristics in combination are essential 'to the operation of the firearm. It is, in fact, by reason of its elasticity that the pro jectile is thrown. Its spherical shape is indispensable to its direction, which is defined by the point of impact and the centre of the sphere. Finally, owin to its diameter and its density, it has a mass such that it retains its acquired force in the course of a considerable trajectory, although this force is not suflicient to cause injury, even at the moment when the projectile leaves the firearm.

(2) The cooking unit, mounted on the trigger, with a sliding body, consists of a front surface which fits by a notch onto the striker, which it cocks by compressing the spring until the bearing surface is arrested 'by a stop. The continuation of the pressure causes the thin and flexible central surface between the aforementioned two surfaces to bend, thus releasing, by a tilting movement, the notch securing the striker, which makes impact on the bullet, the latter being positioned at the head of the slide by a filmlike shutter presenting no resistance.

(3) The system for the distribution of the projectiles consists of a small magazine situated in front of the large magazine.

This small magazine fills up when the firearm is inclined towards the ground and continues in the form of a chamber of which the height is suddenly reduced so that it is only high enough to give access to one single projectile, and its width is such that the number of bullets which can be placed in the front at one and the same time is an odd number, thus ensuring that there is always one bullet in the centre. This chamber then becomes narrower, so that it is only the centre bullet that can move to the percussion chamber.

(4) The system by which the bullet is retained in the percussion chamber. This system consists of a very flexible shutter in the form of a film, made of a plastic material and having just enough resistance to support the wheight of the bullet when the firearm is inclined towards the ground.

This shutter, which may be replaced by wires, is integral with a block, which renders it easier to mount in the firearm.

(5) It has the special feature of including no device for guiding the bullet once the percussion has taken place. The fact is that on emerging from the percussion chamher, which is very short, the bullet is free, and no longer makes contact with any part of the firearm.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of an example, without any limitative elfect, one possible embodiment of the invention:

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2, FIG. I shows the pistol as a whole, in longitudinal secn; I

' FIGS. 2 and 3 show the shutters for positioning the bullets, and thecocking un it; I I

FIG. 4 illustrates the cocking device; FIG. 5 shows the projection device in its cocked position;

FIG. 6 shows the device for the distribution of the bullets. p I

The pistol consists of a stock reproducing the contours of the firearm, with the barrel 1, the butt 2 and the storage magazine" 3. I I

The distributor system'c on'iprises a partition withbafile 4, and the selector 5, consisting 'of'the defiectors and the retaining diaphragm 6. "f r The projection device'consists" of the groove or slide groove 7, which retains the tension spring 8' and guides the slider or striker with the thrust head and the cocking notch 10. p

The block 11 integral with the trigger 12 slides in the groove 13, which guides it, and is returned to its original position bythe spring 14, as shown in FIG. 1.

To thetrigger unit is afiixed the cocking and escape unit as shown in FIG. 3. This component is made of a semi-flexible substance and comprises two surfaces. The surface 15 has a mounting hole 16 and a pull catch which fits into the notch 10 of the striker.

The surface 18 includes a stop slot 19, which makes contact with the tenon 20, and a guide 23 which prevents this surface from moving beyond a certain distance.

These two surfaces 15 and 18 are joined by a deformable connection 21, which enables the surface 15 to tilt, thus separating the catch 17 from the notch 10 and releasing the striker.

The tenons 24 and 25 only give passage to one single bullet 22 in front of the striker, as shown in FIG. 6.

The operation of this pistol will thus be evident.

A considerable number of balls or projectiles 22 are contained in the magazine 3, situated in the upper part of the firearm.

The baflles or tenons 24 and 25 and the deflector 5 will give passage to the balls one by one, and these latter cannot be jammed or impeded in their movement.

The width of the magazine is such that the number of bullets that can be placed on the same front is always an odd number, as shown in FIG. 6, such as three, for example, and that there is always one bullet 22 in the middle.

The bullet is positioned in the percussion chamber by the shutter diaphragm 6, which is made of an elastic material and which is integral with the block adjacent to it, to which block it is articulated by a system similar to that of a hinge; owing to its limited thickness it only opposes a negligible resistance, although this is sufiicient to retain the projectile 22 as long as the latter has not been subjected to percussion. The bullet is thus positioned on the slide groove, preferably of the V-type, in order to ensure that the bullet is properly contered.

The projectile 22 is spherical in shape and of a certain diameter and density: with a density of one, for example, for a diameter of five mm.; it is also elastic.

The striker 9 makes contact with it at a point of impact which coincides with its centre, and projects it in a direction defined by the line passing through the point of impact and the centre of the ball. The function of the barrel is solely decorative, as this firearm requires no guiding device for the projectile, this being the reason for its range and accuracy.

When the trigger is pressed the block 11 moves along the slide groove 13 in the direction shown by the arrow B. This propulsive action causes the spring 8 to stretch, as shown in FIG. 4. The slot 19 becomes fixed on the stop 2 0, and the notch pushes on the notchby its 'pro'filed part 10 X When the thrust is continued, as shown in FIG. 5, the striker 9 is at the end of its travel, and the flexible portion bends, the catch 17 descends and releases the striker, which moves to the position 9', thus propelling the bullet 22 in'thedirection shown'by the arrow C.

Immediately afterwards, the spring 14 pulls back the trigger'unit 11, which assumes the position shown in FIG: 1, and the retaining device 15 again becomes fixed on the notch 10', the flexible connection 21 "acting for this purpose and itself forming a positioning spring.

This cycle continues at a rapid rate, its operation being absolutely reliable.

The shapes, dimensions and arrangements adopted'for' the various elements may nevertheless vary, within the limits alIowed by equivalent devices, as may also the materials used for theirm'anufactufre, 'withoutthereby de parting from the general principle 'of the invention described above.

' We claimf 1. A toy repeater pistol comprising a body including a magazine to hold a plurality of shot, means in said body for positioning one shot at a time at a striking position in the body, a resiliently deformable element mounted in the body arid positioned to retain a shot in striking posit'ion, a spring-loaded striker slidably mounted in the body and positioned to abut against a shot in the strikthe string meats 16 mg '7 ing p s o k w n -lea edfi s eb m unted n l the body for movement parallel to the striker, a resiliently deformable catch having a .front end and a rear end, a deformable connection joining said front end and said rear end, said front end having means adapted to engage with the striker. to cause said striker to be carried along against its spring-loading when the trigger is pulled in the firing direction, meanstiltably mounting the front end of said catch on said trigger, and stop means on the body positioned for engagement by said rear end of the catch at the end of said pulling movement on the trigger thereby to cause the resilient catch to be deformed at said deformable connection and to cause said front end to move out of engagement with the striker and permit the striker to be returned by its spring-loading to contact and propel the shot.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,681,055 6/1954 Gowland 124 41x 2,830,570 4/1958 Horowitz et a1. 124- 27x 3,204,627 9/1965 Yano 124-49 3,209,741 10/1965 Yano 124 49 RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primal) Examiner.

A. OfOEC HSLE, F. B. SHAY, Examiners. W. R. BROWNE, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A TOY REPEATER PISTOL COMPRISING A BODY INCLUDING A MAGAZINE TO HOLD A PLURALITY OF SHORT, MEANS IN SAID BODY FOR POSITIONING ONE SHOT AT A TIME AT A STRIKING POSITION IN THE BODY, A RESILIENTLY DEFORMBLE ELEMENT MOUNTED IN THE BODY AND POSITIONED TO RETAIN A SHOT IN STRIKING POSITION, A SPRING-LOADED STRIKER SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN THE BODY AND POSITIONED TO ABUT AGAINST A SHOT IN THE STRIKING POSITION, A SPRING-LOADED TRIGGER SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON THE BODY FOR MOVEMENT PARALLEL TO THE STRIKER, A RESILIENTLY DEFORMABLE CATCH HAVING A FRONT END AND A REAR END, A DEFORMABLE CONNECTION JOINING SAID FRONT END AND SAID REAR END, SAID FRONT END HAVING MEANS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE WITH THE STRIKER TO CAUSE SAID STRIKER TO BE CARRIED ALONG AGAINST ITS SPRING-LOADING WHEN THE TRIGGER IS PULLED IN THE FIRING DIRECTION, MEANS TILTABLY MOUNTING THE FRONT END OF SAID CATCH ON SAID TRIGGER, AND STOP MEANS ON THE BODY POSITIONED FOR ENGAGEMENT BY SAID REAR END OF THE CATCH AT THE END OF SAID PULLING MOVEMENT ON THE TRIGGER THEREBY TO CAUSE THE RESILIENT CATCH TO BE DEFORMED AT SAID DEFORMABLE CONNECTION AND TO CAUSE SAID FRONT END TO MOVE OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STRIKER AND PERMIT THE STRIKER TO BE RETURNED BY ITS SPRING-LOADING TO CONTACT AND PROPEL THE SHOT. 